Sep 21, 2011

Deadline Friday! Last Chance to Submit Nominations for the United States Equestrian Federation's Lifetime Achievement Award and Pegasus Medal of Honor Award

By USEF - Press Release

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is still accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient as well as nominations for the Pegasus Medal of Honor Award honorees. Any current USEF members may submit nominations, and the deadline for nomination submissions for both awards is this Friday, September 23, 2011.

The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented with the Jimmy A. Williams trophy at the 2012 USEF Annual Meeting. This award recognizes the horseman or woman whose lifetime experience and accomplishments exemplify uncommon devotion to the sport of competition with horses whose equestrian career and horsemanship have continually elevated the sport's excellence. The nominee must be living and retired from actively competing in equestrian sport.

The recipient(s) of the Pegasus Medal of Honor Award will be presented with the Gold Pegasus Medal at the 2012 USEF Annual Meeting. This award recognizes individuals who have exhibited outstanding services to horses and the sport, and who, through their dedication, have attracted people to the sport and contributed to horse sport by advancing its popularity. The nominee must be living and be retired from actively competing in equestrian sport.

Nominations can be submitted in writing or via email to:

Awards/Trisha Watkins
4047 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
[email protected]
Fax: (859) 231.6662

Information to be included with your nomination: nominee's name; city and state of residence; discipline(s) and/or breed(s); your reason for suggesting him/her; accomplishments, accolades, and any other information pertinent to any involvement in the horse industry. Please also include your name, mailing address, email address, and daytime telephone number so the Federation may contact you for any additional details.

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